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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4569 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020123 Primary Sponsor:Altman All Sponsors:Altman and Whatley Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20897sd02.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) date of annual test to be held in Charleston County History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020123 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO PROVIDE THAT THE PALMETTO ACHIEVEMENT CHALLENGE TEST (PACT) SHALL BE ADMINISTERED ANNUALLY IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CHARLESTON COUNTY, ON THE DAY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE DISTRICT'S ONE HUNDRED SIXTIETH DAY OF STUDENT INSTRUCTION WITH THE MAKE-UP TEST TO BE TWO WEEKS LATER, TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATIVE DATES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEAR 2002-2003, THE ANNUAL SCHOOL TERM FOR THE SCHOOLS IN THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BEGIN ON THE DAY AFTER LABOR DAY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) shall be administered annually in the School District of Charleston County beginning on the day following completion of the district's one hundred sixtieth day of student instruction if sufficient time remains during that week to complete the test. If sufficient time does not remain during that week to complete the test, it shall be administered at the beginning of the following week. The make-up test shall begin two weeks later.
However, if the dates required by this section in any year are earlier than the dates set by the State Board of Education through the Department of Education for the administration of the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test in other school districts of this state for that year, the governing board of the school district shall reschedule the administration of the PACT Test in the county to the earliest dates that will be after the statewide administration of the test and that will allow completion of the test during the same week.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning with school year 2002-2003, the annual school term for the schools in the Charleston County School District shall begin on the day after Labor Day.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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